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Jazz Improvisation in Bass Clef

Author:
John LaPorta

Lesson description

Berklee College of Music faculty member and successful musician John LaPorta has been teaching Berklee's legendary jazz improvisation curriculum for years. In this lesson, he teaches some basic jazz improvisation for bass clef instruments to get you started on your way to improvising in jazz music.

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